H. W. Dickinson — Matthew Boulton

Cambridge, Babcock and Wilcox Ltd, 1936. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this study of the life and works of Matthew Boulton. First edition. Illustrated throughout with 15 plates and many in-text diagrams. Collated complete. The life and works of Matthew Boulton, an English businessman, inventor, mechanical engineer, and silversmith. The partner of James Watt for Boulton & Watt Steam Engines. Boulton also applied modern techniques to the minting of coins, striking millions of pieces for Britain and other countries. Written by H. W. Dickinson, a British author. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .